Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1992, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (7): 48-52.

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CORROSION FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH OF MEDIUM STRENGTH STEEL HT60 IN SYNTHETIC SEA WATER

GAO Hongbin, Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute Harbin, China GAO Hongbin, Associate Professor, Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute, Harbin 150001, China   

  • Received:1992-07-11 Revised:1992-07-11 Online:1992-07-11 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The corrosion fatigue crack growth and near-threshold characteristics of a medium strength steel HT60 were investigated using compact tension specimens exposed to synthetic sea water. The da/dN-△AK_(eff) relation in air can give a conservative estimation of da/dN-△K relations in sea water. In the case of high R, however, crack growth acceleration at high △K regions appears to be cantrolled by the stress-assisted dissolution. The crack opening stress inlensity factor K_(op) detected by the back-face-strain method is the result of crack surface in contact with the corrosion products and therefore an overestimated value of K_(op) at the crack tip is given.

Key words: corrosion fatigue, crack growth, crack closure, synthetic seawater